Basic Site Details

Name: Scottish Provident Offices
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: Demolished
Grid ref:
Notes: New buildings on the old site in St Andrew Square. Cost £1.5m (1970).
Consulting engineers Blyth and Blyth
Contractor Thorpe Campbell

Cost in 1975 given as £2m.

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Office  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 27-19 , South St David Street  
Item 2 of 26, 7, St Andrew Square  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31961 Plans prepared, construction not yet begun 
Item 2 of 319661969Build/construction 
Item 3 of 314 September 1966 Destruction/demolitionDemolition of Scottish Provident Institution due to begin on this date to make way for this new office block. Est. cost of new offices, £600,000

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 5(Sir) William Hardie Kininmonth  A19611969 
Item 2 of 5Ian Charles Gordon A19611969 
Item 3 of 5Rowand Anderson Kininmonth & Paul A19611969 
Item 4 of 5Thomas Hynd Duncan A19611969 
Item 5 of 5William Gray Leslie A19611969Partner in charge

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 9Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp323
Item 2 of 9Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p552
Item 3 of 9Glendinning, Miles1997Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75  Tuckwell Press Ltdpp35-6, 150, 164
Item 4 of 9McKean, Charles1992Edinburgh: an illustrated architectural guide  no.159
Item 5 of 9Patrick Harrison1990Civilising the City: Quality or Chaos in Historic Towns Nic Allen, Edinburghp109
Item 6 of 9RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 7 of 9RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices   
Item 8 of 9Sinclair, Fiona1984Scotstyle, 150 Years of Scottish Architecture  pp108-109
Item 9 of 9Willis, Peter1977New architecture in Scotland  p11, p14

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6Building23 September 1966  p166
Item 2 of 6Building IndustriesMarch 1970   
Item 3 of 6Glasgow Herald24 October 1969  "Fitting into a new home" by Robin Todd
Item 4 of 6Scotsman25 August 1966  "New Temporary Head Office of Insurance Company" by W. Grant Liddell
Item 5 of 6Scotsman4 October 1969  Reference from HS - but not entirely clear
Item 6 of 6Scotsman24 October 1969  "New Offices for Scottish Provident Institution" by Leslie Fraser

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register Removed as largely demolished August 2014
Item 2 of 2Personal Post-War Archive (held at ECA)Miles Glendinning edin (misc) articles post 1975 non-hsg

"Archibabble" a collection of press and articles compiled by Graham Harris dated 13/08/1994.

Citing "The Scottish Provident Institution Building at 6 St Andrew Square", unpublished dissertation by Veronica M McMeeking, April 1992